Sony a3500 vs Sony W620

Below, we will be analyzing the Sony a3500 vs Sony W620, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both offered by Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the a3500 (20MP) and W620 (14MP) and the a3500 (APS-C) and W620 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The a3500 was manufactured 2 years later than the W620 and that is quite a large gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony a3500 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W620 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a simple overview of how the a3500 grades against the W620 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a3500 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W620. The entire galleries are viewable at Sony a3500 Gallery and Sony W620 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and size. The Sony a3500 comes with physical measurements of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs) and the Sony W620 has specifications of 98mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the a3500 versus the W620.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the a3500 and W620 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The graphic here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the a3500 and W620.

As you have seen, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The a3500 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony a3500 will give you extra detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more recent a3500 will have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.